School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 37.75 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 37.75 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 37.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.93 million, in 1970.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.79 million | 7.93 million | 9.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.61 million | 10.13 million | 13.33 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.36 million | 13.79 million | 19.10 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.08 million | 19.69 million | 24.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.50 million | 25.05 million | 32.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.88 million | 33.58 million | 37.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.27 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 37.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.75 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.93 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release